Latin

frāter

‘brother’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin frāter.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin frāter, most familiar first.

• fraternity ← fraternite ← fraternité ← frāternitās ← frāternus
• fra ← frate
• fraternal ← fraternel ← frāternālis ← frāternus
• friar ← frere ← frere
• frater
• fratricide ← frātricīdium
• friary
• fraternization ← fraternisation ← fraterniser ← fraternus
• fraternize ← fraterniser ← fraternus
• frate

Etymograph / Latin frāter